Pharma Advertising Project Lead: On Budget, On Brand

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Ad Agency (A3) is seeking a Project Manager to plan, schedule, and execute print and digital projects. You will work with the account team to coordinate daily activities and maintain relationships with brand teams to keep projects on schedule, on budget, and on strategy.

The role requires 5+ years in project management within advertising or agency settings, and 1-5 years in pharmaceutical advertising.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• 5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years leading creative and strategic projects in an advertising, marketing, branding, or agency-style environment, with experience managing briefs, timelines, budgets, cross-functional workflows, stakeholder feedback, approvals, and final deliverables.
• 1-5 years of pharmaceutical (not healthcare) experience within an ad agency.
• Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written.
• High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role.
• Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details.
• Understanding of print and digital project lifecycles and different project management methodologies/styles.

Responsibilities

• Develop project schedules, allocate resources and communicate project status and schedules to all key stakeholders and ensure deliverables and key milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Conduct regular status meetings with internal teams and clients to review progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies. Capture notes and distribute recaps with action items.
• Set up and manage routes for all projects through the internal agency approval process (Kantata, WorkFront).
• Understand the Medical/Legal/Regulatory (Veeva) review process and prepare all assets and documentation for submission and review in accordance with AbbVie Promotional Material Review Process.
• Coordinate interactive resources with studio/programming/creative leads.
• Be the primary point of contact for all third-party development/deployment vendors providing regular updates, managing expectations, and addressing any issues or concerns.
• Create, compile, and maintain project and department documentation as needed (technical documentation, server folder structure, spec sheets, estimate tracking, etc.).

Skills

Communication

Verbal

Written

Presentation

Collaboration

Organization

Attention to detail

High energy

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

Kantata/Mavenlink

Workfront

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

AbbVie Ad Agency (A3) is seeking a Project Manager to plan, schedule, and execute print and digital projects. You will work with the account team to coordinate daily activities and maintain relationships with brand teams to keep projects on schedule, on budget, and on strategy.

The role requires 5+ years in project management within advertising or agency settings, and 1-5 years in pharmaceutical advertising.